junk drawer
(US) A drawer designated for the storage of various miscellaneous, small, useful items of little value.
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Step Four: taking inventory. Turns out I’ve been carrying emotional clutter like a hoarder on a reality show. Call to action: What’s one thing you’re ready to throw out of your mental junk drawer?
Ladies & gentlemen, this dude is central casting for the next AG in the regime’s junk drawer of criminals, creeps, & incompetent weirdos …
Take for instance, I played during Iron Banner, right now I'm cleaning out my junk drawer of all my electrical cords. Of course the game has problems, I'm not saying it doesn't. But what are me and you going to do abo…
Cleaning the junk drawer is like an adventure hunt. You won’t find the things you need, but golly, the number of tiny screws we have is entertaining.
Ladies & gentlemen, the next AG in the regime’s junk drawer of criminals, creeps, & incompetent weirdos …
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(US) A drawer designated for the storage of various miscellaneous, small, useful items of little value.
“Step Four: taking inventory. Turns out I’ve been carrying emotional clutter like a hoarder on a reality show. Call to action: What’s one thing you’re ready to throw out of your mental junk drawer?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ladies & gentlemen, this dude is central casting for the next AG in the regime’s junk drawer of criminals, creeps, & incompetent weirdos …”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Take for instance, I played during Iron Banner, right now I'm cleaning out my junk drawer of all my electrical cords. Of course the game has problems, I'm not saying it doesn't. But what are me and you going to do about it?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Cleaning the junk drawer is like an adventure hunt. You won’t find the things you need, but golly, the number of tiny screws we have is entertaining.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ladies & gentlemen, the next AG in the regime’s junk drawer of criminals, creeps, & incompetent weirdos …”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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